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Did Amazon set up Apple for a lawsuit?!
« on: March 08, 2012, 02:30:45 PM »
That's my coworker's theory. Read the report that has him theorizing:

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Apple and five large book publishers could be hit with a lawsuit over allegedly teaming up to raise the price of e-books, according to a report Thursday.

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Re: Did Amazon set up Apple for a lawsuit?!
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 11:06:56 AM »
Could be and were hit with a lawsuit...

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By Dylan Stableford | The Cutline

Apple and several of the nation's largest book publishers were hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices.

According to the complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, at least five publishers--Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin and Macmillan--conspired with Apple to fix prices for e-books ahead of the 2010 launch of the iPad tablet and iBookstore...
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Re: Did Amazon set up Apple for a lawsuit?!
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 02:00:38 PM »
I'm just hurt Permuted wasn't invited to any of the price fixing meetings.
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Re: Did Amazon set up Apple for a lawsuit?!
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 03:35:42 PM »
Quote from: Permuted Press on April 11, 2012, 02:00:38 PM
I'm just hurt Permuted wasn't invited to any of the price fixing meetings.

That would be the price of a reputation for integrity and fair dealing.
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Re: Did Amazon set up Apple for a lawsuit?!
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 03:46:18 PM »
Quote from: Permuted Press on April 11, 2012, 02:00:38 PM
I'm just hurt Permuted wasn't invited to any of the price fixing meetings.

Baby steps for now... baby steps.  You need to crush a few more people's hopes and dreams about publishing their "tottaly awsome zomby book!!" before qualifying as one of the big boys.

(I think they have a two thousand rejections minimum)

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